What a sad yet powerful and thought provoking piece. Nicely done!

Bill
What a dark and chilling piece you have penned. The imagery and word choices are great.

I fell to this prison earth
Sentenced to eternity
Banished from the stars
So many lessons to learn
Feel the sting, an ethereal burn

That ethereal burn is the worst. To have to suffer so much to learn the lessons. Just leaves you wondering why?

Lost yet never alone
A plague upon the planet
Detriment to all I see
Striving to survive
Never feeling alive

Sometimes no matter how hard we try we still can't feel alive. To some that feeling was lost a long time ago.

Excellent job my friend.
Love Cindy

Wow... bravo my friend! But such a dark and sad poem... makes me think of how I feel. You know I love your writing and I admire every word. I hope everything is going well.

Keep up the good work & thanks for sharing your talent with us...